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To safely remove biohazards from your home or business, biohazard cleanup services utilize industrial tools and processes. When it comes to experiencing a traumatic event, you don't have to handle cleanup on your own. When you need it most, restore your life with cleaning services from Steri-Clean in .

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What Are Biohazards?

Biohazards are biological substances or materials that can spread disease and threaten humans and other living organisms. They may be left behind from an event such as an unattended death or hoarding situation. Typical ones include:

Blood
Urine
Vomit
Human/Animal Waste

Mucus
Saliva
Medical Waste
Decomposition Fluid
Used Sharps (needles, syringes, lancets)

Can I Remove Biohazards On My Own?

Cleaning biohazards should be handled by a professional. DIY biohazard cleanup is a risky job if you don’t have the right gear, tools, and safety knowledge. Even if the environment looks visibly clean, harmful biohazards might still linger beneath the surface, whether they’ve seeped into furniture, drywall, or carpeted floors. Having your home or business professionally cleaned can protect you from biohazard risks.

Our team professionally removes biohazards from any situation, whether it’s a crime scene or a hoarded house. We take several steps such as containing the affected area, removing contaminated objects, and cleaning. The proper measures for removing biohazards include protective gear, specialized disinfectants, and compliance with OSHA regulations. Professional biohazard cleanup services ensure a cleaner, safer environment for you to use.

How Professional Biohazard Removal Works

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Biohazard cleanup isn’t like cleaning spilled milk from a counter or removing grease from a stovetop; it’s a complex task that necessitates protective gear and specialized cleaning procedures. It’s important to begin removal swiftly because biohazards can expose you to serious diseases such as hepatitis and HIV. Biohazard removal is a detailed process that ensures the property is safe to occupy again. Before getting started, our team gears up in personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a mask, gloves, and biohazard suit.

Before cleaning begins, a trained biohazard professional will conduct a detailed walkthrough of the entire contaminated area, following an OSHA-approved process. They will identify sources of contamination, any affected materials, potential exposure risks, and structural damage. This will also help us create the most effective strategy for removing biohazards from the area.

We establish the necessary containment procedures after the assessment is complete. We contain the area using several methods: creating barriers with plastic sheeting, limiting foot traffic between zones, and creating negative air pressure to prevent the spread of airborne particles and contaminants.

After containing the scene, we’ll start removing contaminated items and disposing of them, if necessary. Items can vary from carpets and wall decor to furniture and waste.

Following removal, our crew will clean and sanitize the scene using EPA-approved disinfectants and materials. We disinfect all contaminated surfaces thoroughly, whether it’s a chair, dining table, or light switch.

A final verification is necessary to ensure that the scene is free of biohazards. We use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing methods, which detect biological substances on surfaces.

Our Services

Our Biohazard & Trauma Cleanup Services

Blood Cleanup

When the police leave, we’ll help put things back together.

Suicide Cleanup

It’s important to decontaminate trauma scenes as soon as possible.

Crime Scene Cleanup

When the police leave, we’ll help put things back together.

Biohazard Remediation & Sterilization Services

Bodily fluids can spread harmful pathogens and contagions

Infection Control / Disinfection

Trust Steri-Clean to keep your property contagion-free.

Meth Lab and Fentanyl Cleanup

Steri-Clean fully decontaminates and restores the space of former meth labs.

Decomposition Cleanup

Decomposing bodies requires professional

Fingerprint Dust Cleanup

Fingerprint dust causes permanent staining if cleaned incorrectly.

Tear Gas Cleanup

The harmful chemicals from tear gas are no match for our team.

What Are Biohazards?

Biohazard is the common abbreviation for biological hazard—potentially dangerous biological substances that pose a threat to humans and other animals. The most common biohazards are bacteria, viruses, and toxins. These are classified into four categories, from least to most dangerous.

BSL-1: Non-infectious bacteria, minor bacteria, and viruses that pose little danger.
BSL-2: Viruses and bacteria that can cause mild disease but are difficult to contract.
BSL-3: Bacteria and viruses that can be fatal but are easily managed with vaccines and other treatments.
BSL-4: Viruses and bacteria that can cause fatal diseases and for which there is no vaccine or other treatment.

According to Boston University, biohazardous waste poses a substantial hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of. Professionally trained teams of technicians are required to combat the dangers of biohazards and ensure the safety of all parties involved.

Let Steri-Clean help you take the first steps in your healing process.